01.05.2026 Steam Deck News
News
- The Steam Deck OLED Will Be Restocked In Asia Today
- DEATH STRANDING 2 gets better performance for Steam Deck along with other general improvements
- WWII real-time tactics game Sudden Strike 5 is out now and Steam Deck Verified
- Square Enix Brings 4 Romancing SaGa Games To GOG
- Valve make steps to improve Steam Deck Verification, giving developers more performance data
- Free Games + Amazon Prime For Your Steam Deck and Handhelds - 4/23/26:
- Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Will Have a Steam Deck Version
- Classic 90s platformer Moon Child gets the source code released and a modern port
- Get some big games in the Fanatical Legendary Bundle like The Alters and Frostpunk 2
- Steam Controller Appears on Komodo Station Store, Fueling Speculation that Release is Imminent
- The Gamersky All-Stars Bundle on Fanatical has Quaint Farms and Chaotic Battlefields
- Steam Beta gets battery indicator for wireless gamepads as the new Steam Controller nears
- D7VK 1.8 further improves retro Direct3D games on Linux
- CachyOS April 2026 release brings a new package manager and even more optimizations
- Framework Laptop 13 Pro is selling out with the Linux version beating Windows
- Conan Exiles Enhanced arrives May 5th with “strong performance on Steam Deck”
- The Steam Controller Will Launch On May 4th
- Valve Still Working on the Steam Deck 2, but No Release Window Yet
- Valve have plans for the Steam Deck 2, plus a brief Steam Machine / Steam Frame update
- The popular ZSNES emulator returns as SUPER ZSNES with enhanced features
- Proton 11 Gets Second Beta Update With Small Fixes
- Facepunch launches s&box, the highly anticipated successor to Garry’s Mod
- NVIDIA 595.71.05 stable driver released for Linux
- s&box Is A Cool Experience That Isn’t Great On Steam Deck So Far
- dbrand of course already have Steam Controller skins
- Bazzite Linux 44 lands for desktop gamers and it’s a big release
- The ps5-linux project can turn some PlayStation 5 consoles into a Linux gaming machine
- More retro goodies - Microsoft open sources 86-DOS and PC-DOS
- Fanatical’s Capcom Masters Bundle Features Resident Evil 4 Remake At A Cheap Price
- Nintendo 64 emulator gopher64 gets even easier to use
- You can get some early STAR WARS Day deals with nice discounts on GOG
- Free Games + Amazon Prime For Your Steam Deck and Handhelds - 4/30/26:
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Free games on Epic
Active Humble Bundles
- Destiny 2: Expansions Bundle 2026
- Dead Rising: Shop ‘Til You Drop Bundle
- PLAYISM Publisher Bundle - 2026
- MECHA MANIA
- Fore! A Golf Games Bundle
- Tower Defense 2
- Speak to the Manager
- Sovereign Sandbox Bundle
- 15th anniversary Golden Tales
- Your Move: Turn Based Games
- VR Kiwi Complete Collection
- Sharp Shooters Bundle
- Train Sim World 6: First Class Ticket Bundle
- Humble 15 for $15 - April 2026
- Best of Humble Bundle: Avatar Legends 20th Anniversary Physical RPG Bundle